Our Team

Meet our Three History Teacher Team!

Brett Cameron

Brett has been teaching history at Miramichi Valley High School in both French and English since the fall of 2002. He and Chris Matheson began working with EF Tours in 2004 and have had the opportunity to lead hundreds of high school students through the British Isles, most of countries in Europe, Scandinavia and Egypt in the years since. Like Brandon and Chris, Brett has a strong connection to the Second World War through his immediate ancestors. His grandfather, Guy Hierlihy, was a gunner sergeant with the 28th Field Battery (Royal Canadian Artillery) who participated, and was injured, in the Normandy campaign, and continued to fight through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. His gun was given the honour of firing the final round in the town of Oldenburg, Germany on May 5, 1945, just prior to the unconditional surrender of Germany in Holland. Brett also had a great uncle, Arthur Strang, who was killed alongside Major Archie MacNaughton on D-Day in Tailleville, France. Having literally walked through the footsteps of these men, and developed strong connections with actual witnesses and local citizens in France and Holland over the years, he feels tremendously privileged to be able to provide similar experiences for his students, and now for adults.

Christopher Matheson

Chris Matheson has been a history and theatre teacher at Miramichi Valley High School for the past 17 years. During that time, in addition to trying to inspire a love of history in his students and directing over 50 plays, he has travelled with students all over Europe in an attempt to provide first hand, real life learning opportunities designed to take history out of the classroom and bring the past back to life.  In June 2019, he was part of the organizing team that took 130 ASD-N students to Normandy, France to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.  He was responsible for designing, writing and directing theatrical scenes as part of the D-Day commemoration services at St. Aubin sur Mer, Tailleville, and Carpiquet.  The trip also gave him a chance to retrace the steps of his grandfather, Roy “Buster” Johnson, a gunner with the 28th Field Battery, from Juno Beach all the way to the Netherlands and the end of WWII.  Having spent years providing unique historical learning trips to students, Chris is excited to, along with his colleagues Brett Cameron and Brandon Savage, be able to offer similar exciting opportunities to the general community in the future. 

Brandon Savage

Brandon Savage has had a fascination with history since being entrusted as a child with the experience of his grandfather, Bill Savage, who fought on D-Day as a signaler with the North Shore Regiment. This influence led to Brandon choosing a career as a history teacher and he has worked at Miramichi Valley High School for the past 15 years. During that time, Brandon has worked on many initiatives related to the North Shore Regiment and the Second World War. Through the course of these projects, he has connected with many friends in the Netherlands and France who have collaborated on numerous projects related to the North Shore Regiment. In 2019, he was involved with North Shore Regiment initiatives including assisting with the research for the Heritage Minute centered on Archie MacNaughton, and was part of the team that identified Pte. George Baker, the famous face of the D-Day landing footage and the limited edition coin from the Mint. He also was heavily involved in ASDN’s Juno 2019 trip, during which 150 students and staff traveled overseas to attend the 75th D-Day commemorations in the areas where the North Shore Regiment were directly involved. Needless to say, he is very much interested in all things related to the North Shore Regiment and is eager to share his knowledge and passion wherever possible.